Where does “nunc stans” come from?
nunc stans (English) comes from Latin nunc, from Latin num, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
nunc stans (English): Eternal existence as an attribute of God
Definitions
- Eternal existence as an attribute of God
Ancestry of “nunc stans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nunc | now |
| 2 | Latin | num | now; a particle usually expecting a negation;... |
| 3 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |